Numbers 4:42
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 4:42 in other translations
| BSB | And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families, |
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| WEB | Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, |
| ASV | And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, |
| YLT | And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, |
| DARBY | And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, |
| BBE | And those of the sons of Merari who were numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses, |
| Webster | And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, |
What does Numbers 4:42 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:34-49
34-49. Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites, &c.--This enumeration was made on a different principle from that which is recorded in the preceding chapter [Nu 3:15]. That was confined to the males from a month old and upward, while this was extended to all capable of service in the three classes of the Levitical tribe. In considering their relative numbers, the wisdom…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 4:34-49
God so ordered it, that though the Merarites were the fewest in number, yet they should have most able men among them; for whatever service God calls men to, he will furnish them for it, give strength in proportion to the work, and grace sufficient. The least of the tribes had many more able men than the Levites: those who engage in the service of this world, are many more than those devoted to the service of God…
Numbers 4:42 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 4:41
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord.
- Numbers 4:42
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
- Numbers 4:43
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers 4:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los contados de las familias de los hijos de Merari, por sus familias, por las casas de sus padres, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ceux qui furent dénombrés d’entre les familles des fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, selon leurs maisons de pères, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Gemusterten der Familien der Söhne Meraris, nach ihren Familien, nach ihren Vaterhäusern, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Numerati sunt et filii Merari per cognationes et domos patrum suorum, |